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Building Design Cost Management

Chapter Twelve

This section of the site aims to provide the reader reflections as published in the text. Further reader reflections will be added to these pages as the website develops.

Introduction

This chapter aims to:

• Review the current practice of design cost management
• Discuss how classification theory may make a contribution in the future
• Suggest how information technology developments may affect the practice of design and cost management
• Consider how e-business and procurement changes in the construction environment may change

Chapter 12 Reader reflections

How will object technologies influence the design processes and consequently the design cost management processes? How will information technology and web-based communication technologies influence procurement systems in the future? Information without standardised classification makes storage, searching, manipulation and communication very difficult. Imagine how diffifcult it would be to find this book in the library or the webpage on the internet without a commonly recognised system. What are the reasons for the stalling of the developments in coordinated project information? The authors advocate a move to process-based rather than a product-based procurement documentation. What barriers must be overcome if these recommendations are to be adopted? What do you consider to be a realistic assessment of the time required for fundamental changes, as suggested in this chapter, to take place in the UK construction industry?

If you feel you would like to add a reflection at this stage, please email the authors A.D.Ross

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